On Monday night at Madison Square Garden, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made a stop on their tour commemorating the 1980 album, The River. In the audience was Springsteen’s 90-year-old mother, Adele. As he performed “Ramrod,” The Boss paid her a visit and the two shared a dance. (Stereogum) Lineup for this year’s FYF Fest…

Today in 1806 marked the beginning of construction for the first federal highway. As we avoid Spring potholes and clean the winter crud off of our cars, let's look for songs that mention highways and freeways for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Bono became an honorary knight; David Bowie had a radio show; Beach Boy Brian Wilson was honored; and Led Zeppelin had six albums on the Billboard Chart, Today in Music History.

On Sunday night, LCD Soundsystem reunited for their first show in five years, performing at New York City’s Webster Hall. The show was a warm-up for their upcoming headlining gig at Coachella, as made clear by the Webster Hall marquee which read, “Test in Progress, Please Stand By.” LCD Soundsystem kicked off their 15-song set…

Though it was a cold morning, we're looking forward to slightly warmer temperatures today. Let's will Spring to happen with today's Coffee Break. Send us your songs that mention Spring things in the lyrics.

Can rock 'n' roll literally save someone's life? How about a biopic about a 1960s rock star? A scene in a film about the rock duo Jan and Dean just might have saved one person's life, as this first-person story describes.

David Crosby blamed John Lennon; Ozzy invited chaos on the stage; Simon and Garfunkel have a hit with Art singing the lead; and "Salt" was born, Today in Music History.

Following the release of their new album 7 HEARTS, Minneapolis' Kitten Forever stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with Andrea Swensson of The Local Show.

With 'Livin' on a High Note,' Mavis Staples wanted to make a record that would uplift people. In another singer's hands, this may have come across as corny or preachy, but in this case, the beauty lies in the simplicity and the understanding of just who is delivering these words of hope.

Each week on the Local Show, we’ll meet a new person from the Minnesota music community who has some fresh discoveries to share in a feature called “Ask a Cool Person.” These people will come from all corners of the scene, including record store clerks, recording studio engineers and producers, artists, writers, bookers, photographers, and…